Do you have an unknown birth father OR mother? Here’s what to do to use DNA testing to identify your unknown biological parent, or at least to learn more about that parent’s family tree. If you have one known parent and one unknown parent, you may be able to use a...
The best family tree you can attach to your DNA test results has certain qualities. Here’s how to create a DNA-friendly family tree and why it makes a difference to your genetic genealogy success. When you take a DNA test looking for biological connections, one of the...
Unexpected DNA connections increasingly pop up in DNA match lists in genetic genealogy databases. Here are 3 tips for respecting family privacy while also respecting those searching for biological roots. As our DNA databases swell with more individual test results,...
DNA Quest provides DNA test kits to help adoptees and others with unknown birth parents to reconnect with their biological roots. This wonderful service is provided by MyHeritage. Note: This post was updated in March 2023. DNA Quest for Adoptees Global genetic...
AncestryDNA test takers can now opt out of matching. Here’s why that’s a good thing—and why I hope you can encourage others not to opt-out. Ancestry recently announced an update to their privacy policy. Current and future AncestryDNA users will now have the option...
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